Private Tour
Authentic Sri Lankan Cooking & Cultural Experience
Overview
3 hours
Mobile ticket
This experience offers a rare and genuine opportunity to spend time with a local Sri Lankan family in their private home, nestled in a peaceful village untouched by mass tourism. You’ll be welcomed as a guest, not just a visitor, and take part in daily life—cooking traditional dishes with fresh ingredients from their own spice and tea garden, playing local games with the children, and even learning to write your name in Sinhala with the help of a qualified teacher. It’s an immersive way to connect with real people and experience Sri Lankan culture in its most authentic and personal setting.
Additional Info
Public transportation options are available nearby
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Wheelchair accessible
Cancellation Policy
All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.
What To Expect
• Enjoy true family hospitality • Enjoy a Southern Sri Lankan style local lunch • Cook traditional dishes using time-honored methods • Pick fresh herbs and spices from the garden • Kids can play Carrom, Clay games, and the Sri Lankan version of Dame • Learn to write your name in Sinhala • (Optional) Visit her village school with advance notice
What‘s Included
Knowledgeable English-speaking Teacher
Bottled water
Fuel Cost
Total Parking charges
Southern local cuisine Lunch
Road Tax & Insurance Tax
Air-conditioned vehicle
Extra person in vehicle other than those who booked
Extra persons
Pickup, but can be provided on request for a surcharge
Dinner, but on request you can have Dinner instead of Lunch
Options
Authentic Sri Lankan Cooking & Cultural Experience
Reviews
4 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
The 1000 flavours of a journey
marcoftrip,,Aug 20, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Imagine you are having lunch in a beautiful home welcomed by a kind family that shows you how to cook and teaches you to mix ingredients, fry in coconut oil, then sit down and eat all the good things you have cooked together. If it was just that it would be enough, but there is so much more. Nirosha shows you in a lunch all the reality that surrounds her, starting with her extended family, to welcome those who have been less fortunate, with the two shy girls but with amazing smiles. His classroom set up on the terrace to make even those with difficulties study. The lunch was definitely amazing but the lived experience fills not only the stomach but also the heart and if you are lucky enough to visit this island you can not miss a visit from Nirosha.
Sri Lankan cooking tutorial
751berendp,,Jul 27, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We had a lovely time at Nirosha! Apart from showing us how to make the curries from fresh spices, we were shown were in the garden nearly all the spices came and which part of the plant or tree they came from which was very interesting. Afterwards we had the food we prepared for lunch. Tasted delicious and incredibly fresh!
Great experience and warm hospitality !!!
dr grishmajuthani,,May 20, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00The Sri Lankan meal experience was organised by our travel agent cum guide, Nuwan. It is a short drive from Hikkaduwa. The host Nuwan’s sister is a teacher who runs this as part of her passion project. They opened their 250 year old ancestral home to us over a brief lunch authentic vegetarian Sri Lankan food. Something we were on a lookout for through the trip. After the lunch, She involved our kids with the various other children who tutor in her house to learn how to write their name in Sinhala. Overall, a great experience very very warm hospitality and scrumptious food. A must do if you are in the vicinity.
Experience living in Sri Lanka
foxt266,,May 17, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Cooking with Nirosha was an authentic experience. She welcomed us to her home with the whole family, they were all extremely helpful with us. Nirosha cooks in the traditional way, using local and tasty products, with the naturalness of a mother who cooks for her children. We thank Nuwan for giving us this chance and Nirosha for teaching us real Sinhalese cuisine.
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